The theft of equipment earlier this year from the Humanity House community garden remains unsolved, but the setback has not stopped the organization’s work. Director Barbara Button said there have been no updates in the…

CAIRO — The United Arab Emirates will withdraw from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries effective May 1, the state news agency WAM said on Tuesday. The decision follows what officials described as a…

With the glitz and glamour of a Hollywood premiere mixed with the home-town folksiness of a county fair, droves of Iolans turned out for a party Friday. The occasion? Members of the Iola Theatre Association…

(View our photo gallery here.) Iola High School’s Junior-Senior Prom featured throngs of students in their formal wear, as they partook in a night of music, dancing and plenty of fun. Following the dance, the…

You smelled Friday’s World Food Fair at Allen Community College before you saw it. Probably heard it, too. The student center on campus was packed with flavors from 14 countries, as 23 college students donned…

In recognition of National Apprenticeship Week, April 26–May 2, Allen Community College will host “Drive Your Future: Career Exploration Day” on Thursday, April 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will take place…

Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) is selling Ashley Clinic to Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center (NMRMC) in Chanute.  NMRMC will assume ownership of Ashley Clinic on May 26. SEKMHC board members David Lee and…

HUMBOLDT — Independent bookstores across the country are celebrating Saturday as a day dedicated not just to books, but to the spaces that bring readers together. Independent Bookstore Day is a nationwide event organized by…

Iola City Council members will discuss Monday a proposed joint recycling endeavor with Allen County.  The city is proposing a trailer or cargo container be placed next to the old EMS annex at 410 N.…

CHANUTE — A pilot and his passenger escaped serious injury Thursday afternoon after their airplane crashed in a field about 2 miles north of Chanute near U.S. 169. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported John Von…